Cotton-harvesting and boll-gathering machine.



0.0.HOUGHTON. -GOTTON HARVESTING AND BULL GATHERING MACHINE.

Patented Mar. 7, 1911.

t v APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1010. 986,05 9.

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O. O. HOUGHTGN. COTTON HARVESTING AND BULL GATHERING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.2B, 1910.

Pate-meal Mar. 7 191 1.

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Winesses M @W m 0. G. HOUGHTOEL COTTON HARVESTING AND BOLL GATHERING MACH 4'13.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.26,1910. 986,059

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 26, 1910. v

Patented M21127, 1911.

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. Witnesses I Inventor:

0. HUUGHTON. COTTON HARVESTING AND BOLL GATHERING MACHINE.

APPLIGATIONIPILED FEB. 26', 1910. 986,059. I e d M r-7,1911.

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Witiiesses: Invaninr:

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' ,1 citizenofthefUnited;

' in the art to' which it Inthedra' guard employed in Fig. 6, the pi .mprovemerits-in .a

States,= resident of- Chi --oounty of CQ kB-Hd .Stateofllli o' .-hov e invented .new

and "useful Irn' vestin ,nnd Bo l-Gath lia-chines; and I do. erebydeclsre that e following description offmy' said invention, taken in connectionwith the accompanying sheets of drawings, tonmsJ full, .j,,clear, and exact specificat omwhichwill enable others skilled sppertams to make andusethesame This'invention h s general reference to cotton harvester andiboll ggtherer; end it eonsists, es sentinlly, in the'noycl and peculiar conabmation of parts, details of construct1on, as hereinafter first .fully set forth and deand then pointed'out inthe claims. wmgs' already mentioned, which serve toillnstmte this invention more fully, Figure 1 is an outline side elevation of the important feat Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the same, lus particularly the machine .qnd its conneclfipn with the boll-gotheringjdeviee. F' his :1. Ian, partly in section, of the mfidle, and 51c rear-portion of the machine, the sectional rtion being on line 3 y of o ng mechanism and the Frets being removed to the underymg shelves and the peculiar construction of the channel in the machine body.

plan of the forward portion of the chine, on line 10 w of Fig. 6, the cotton pi mehanism being omitted in Figs.

3-aml4. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectionalelevation taken on line 2 2 of Fig. I, of the forward and middle portion of the machine. Fig. 6 is aside elevation of the machine, :1 portion of one of the side-walls of the mochine-body being broken away to disclose interior mechanism, in section, thc sectional part being also on line 2 2 of Fig. 7. Fig. 7 IS a rear elevation of the machine, details or thecotton picking mechanism being omitted. Fig. 8 is a half-sectional elevation, looking forward of the machine, the section being on liner 9: of Fig. 6. Fig. 5) is a vertical cross section of the machine, on line 1:, u, of Fig. 1, looking to the rear of the machine,

{movements ,in Gottomflar arcs of my invention.

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- a nonnh gpzmenbaem. Patented M51 7, 1911. e inence and m 1910.. m5. 546,174. j l the picking mechanism located therein being Be it known that I, om-O Houon'mn,

on itted and a portion of the platform carrymgTthe basket being cut away to disclose parts which could not otherwise be seen.

Like characters and indicate similar parts in all the res.

The object of this invention is the production of a cotton harvester of the type which includes rotating picking-spindles operuting within a channel located below i e machine-body and adapted to :receive cotton plant portions from -which seed-cotton is being picked byessid rotating picking spindles, provision i also made for harvesting the unripe an partly ripe bolls and collecting the same in a suitable re- 'ceptocle attached to the machine. To accomplish this 'obg'ect, I construct this machine, substantia ly, as follows, prefscing the description, however, with the statement that while some of m improvements are especially adapted to tc class of conton harvesters illustrated in the drawings, others, which will be particularly inted out, are applicable to other classes 0 cotton picking machines. Briefly described, this cotton harvester comprises a machine-body at substantialliy rectangular contour, which bod cd from an overhead beam, saig beam bein supported by two, substantially Z-shaped round bars, one member of each bar form the axle or spindle for a traction wheel, the machine-bod being adapted to be raised and lowered by appropriate mechanism. In this machine-body there is located a rotating cylinder the axis of which is iii-.11 horizoutal plane, said cylinder being rotated by mechanism driven by the traction-wheels. This cylinder includes end-plates of circular contour, fixed upon said horizontal axis and a series of columns journeled in said end-plates, there being in each of said columns a series of intermittently-rout picklng-spindles which rotate in vertica pianos parallel with the movement of the nmchiue. These are withdrawn from, said channel, said picking-spindles enter, and

symbols of reference is suspen channel being, preferably. formed of four n'nlls, two ofwhich. vir... th lower horizontal walls hei unit the passage of the remaining two, vertica e upper and the slotted to perickmg-spindles, the walls being confining-walls to concentrate the oottol buahgn .7 "cove e' plate or as side-wall go the-bars 13-, 17, p

1 end of this machine body is closed by a vertical plhte or fluent-well 22,.and the rear end thereof is .-cloeed -by a curved plate. 23. The bottonftof-this 'maohinebody 1s formed by a gmtrB-,,of 113ml constructioxlal, t-lfmis .te B forming 2 a t e 11p 1' Wu a o 'wa'Heij'cliahnel-G, the Elle-walls of which :zreforuhxl.bfverticalisldrts 24; 25, and the loweg-fiiwell f which is formed b two sheltsflfi; 27-; which 'will be heremafter' mot'efully-feferred to. 1 The upper, open part of the machine- 7 body, is closd by a 'remoyable cover or hood MUD leasing,- however, at the rear end thereof an opening-:28, through which the cotton etaple 1s discharged; a rearwardly projectingcover E g'did the staple into a 1 suitable receptacle F, gcated upon a platform 129.; Y

Hithin the-machine-body is locategl the including the cylinder compriszpgtwo eirczttfir disks mounted .1; j gfi'g'aon ashaft horizontally traversing soid -machi'no-body, there beinig ymrnalecfiiu suit}- ;-disk auaeriee of columns H, egch of wltich is. XOVldCdWithI 11 series of. plclnng-spindle E, rotating intermittentlv while, the shit! cylllldIY-iSIOtSttihg continuously around its axis' This cylinder is rotated by drivehgagmg a. smellet gearwheel B'Ithaitjs fee tonedupon the strlppef-shaft 38' to rotate the sain tog'ethex: with -alorge rbgeai'o-wheel 39, that commumcates fotarjr movement to the cleaner P to'the shaft 40, by it gear-wheel 43 thereon and an intermedmte gear-wheel 41' revolving -upon a studshaft 42;

As hetetofore stated, the loachine-body s suspended from the overhead cha'mnel-beam- J, and -this"bea;m is carried by two, 11

wafdlw roj'eetin referabl round, shape? 2 P y H,.45, the upper members 46 of .wluch are fastened to the channel-beam J by a centrally-located clam 7. The lower, horizontal, members 48, o these bars serve as spindles for traotiomwheels R. Upon each of these bars 44, 45, there is slidingly mounted: kside-iton 49, 50 which have arms 51. that connect these sie-irons with the Sides of the machine-body. At the up )0: end oieach of these side-irons is form a crook 52, Fig. 6, to which a rod 53 is hooked that connects the side-irons with the suspension device M already yeferred to.

The cylinder G is rotated by two sprocketwheels 54, 55, securely fastened to the traction-wheels R and rotating therewith.- These sprocket-wheels connect with similar sprocket-wheels 5G, 57, gf-"oerl 58, located in the'reav of the overhead chumnel-beam J, in suitslxlyemnged bearin' upon a. shaft 't c free ends of these"; 2 enter, and when necessaiy 3.9 and in one instance known tome, v

the rear end-is freetofollowthe dndu lotions of the ground-oven which the their forward end, said guides having slotted apertures 67, engaging tened in the shirts 24, 25, to limit the np-andcarry the forward ends of said shelves 26 27 lines in the several figures wherein they .ap-

pear. Upon the shaft 58 there s also located p a diflerentiaI-gcaring deem-'5, T 1 .flfjof; V v

rlvmg- In usual construction and havin a sprocket 61, connect wr a "dr ven bye. suitable link-belt 68.

comprisingtwo shelves-26 m low in the,

ing to and from the field imam t at the free ends of thepic fij may not be interfered with when a pass over an obstruction)! over;

be members 26,- 27, or either oftheln 1 which the machine "is ard members are slotted 85- M:

said. slots so. This been pivoted at its forward erxdstothe-ior-i .furth ward end of the machine and means for raising and loweringits ieareud,

chine is being moved when ichmg' i This construction is, howeweg, open 'branches of cotton to lead them into e channel 0, this forward end of the guard is liableto up while, when placed high enoug to avoid this objection, it will not efiectively pick up the lower branches and loose cotton .on the ground. To avoid this objection, I

I hinge the shelves 26, 27, at their rear end to hinge-members 64, Figs. 1 2 and 3,'so that the forward ends of said shelves are free to rise and fall, shoes 65, being laced underneath their forward end to side over .the ground and follow the undulations thereof,

guides 66, being fastened to the shelves near 'bolts' 68, fasdown movementor' the forward end of said shelves. In this present instance I also beyond the forward end of the machine so as to insure the lifting of the lower branches of cotton plants before entering the channel (3.

Having thus described the mechanism that picks the cotton from the cot-ton plants, I shall now proceed to describe the means for removing the partly open and the closed f5 bolls from these plants.

' I" have heretofore men i n d ,Cs 19 .l be-in close proximity 'gronnd-qaovor' which the machineos V pick' ootto but abovethe ou l l -ffi ith ibe when' th'e Etterisjraised by the hand lever Bite either clear 'anjobstructioni in tho-:ficldg or.-;.;uha

made so sprocket 62 placed on the cyIinder-sbait m' ;B5 objection that when the forward endof A guard is placed low enough to lift the lower slants from/the' 4 ground,

"gloom-112', :13 conn shod-with glates B8,,- 68','there arelocsted receptacles .T, T,

459, n carried by o while their rear ends are two "beams 72, 73,11 mien-rods two latter which run sub- 's'tsntull 'porollelwiththebcama 68' 69, are ereartheir fiorwli'd ends to portions of the lower.- anscrews 75, and they are .rear ends by a cross "at-t enbeveled surfaces 79, are

,.27.'-'1,hefcmerden .of

rting s'pended I per ol f'tbe beams 68, 69, are I focedwith metellic'strips 77, and their lower 7a, to sides 0 revent'. excesthese beams the-inner sides of which, are inclined to edgemffifi, even with, orhelow wer J the upper inclined' surfaces of said i n the oogect of which will.

er 'on appear.- These two rece tacles romovably in position, their forward ends in stirrups 80, securedat one-end to the beams 68, 69, and at their endsto the upper beams 72,

33; while the rear ends of said receptacles 712,11", are suspended by rods 81, from the 31pporinclined beams "I2, (3, said rods 81 ving hooks 82 ,'Fig. I, holes in the rear ends of said oIes.

'At'the rear end of one of the beams 68, 69, and upon the upper inclined surface thereof is located a knife 83, projecting into the passa 70 between the two beams 68, 69, whichinife serves to out 01f those bolls from. their limbs or branches that have not already been severed therefrom before reaching said knife.

The receptacles T, T, are removably placed on the machine that their contents of bolls, &c., may be readily dumped therefrom :ginremoving said receptacles from the ma- The side walls of the channel 0 at the forward and cf-the machine body are formed by the skirts 24, 25, and the outwardly flar-- mg continuations 94, 95.- thereof, the upper edges of which meet, and are screwed to, the lower horizontal angle-bars 12, 13, by screws, not shown. At the rear ends of these skirts this channel widens by the outwardly flaring walls 90, 91, so that the cotton plants, after having passed through the forward channel portion where the picking spindles enter to pick the cotton, may spread to permil: the picking spindles to withdraw from the plants and to avoid, as much as possible, the stripping of cotton from these picking spindles by coming in contact with the limbs and branches of these plants. The rear por-- tion of this channel 0 :igaincontractsby] the converging .walls 92, 93, which termlnate at the sides of; the beams 68, 69, as illustratod in dotted lines in Fig. 3, to gradually gather the, cotton p 'nts and to finally enable them to pass. tnroughthe space 70 between the beilms 68, 65), without being broken or severed from the stalks or trunks of said plants.

The operation ofthiscotton picking machine is substantially, as follows: The machine is moved over a row of cotton plants by a team of horses hrnessed to the pole U in the usual manner; the cotton lants meet: ing an apron 84, located at the orward end of the machine, are downwardl and forwardly de resscd, as shown in ig. 5, and enter the c nnnel C where the rotating icking-spindles I remove the cotton lint t ere from, which lint is stripped from the picking-spindles by the stripper N, and removed then from the latter by the cleaner P, to be desited in the staple-receiving basket F. e plants, after having passed the rear end of the grate B, pass bodily through the narrow space between the upwardly slanting beams 68, 69, the branches of the plants sliding upon the upper, beveled surface thereof and gradually passing through said narrow passage. which are usually larger than the narrow pass e, 70, are ulled ofi' their branches as Fonts pass rough the narrow passage, and drop over the inclined surface of the beams 68, 69, into the receptacles T 'l", while any bolls that have not yet been sev-' ered from their limbs when reacbingthe knife 83, are out off by the latter, and deposited in said receptccles T, T. A depressor 85, at thevrear ends of the beams 68, 69, depresses the cotton bushes as they reach the rear end of the narrow channel 70,

to insure their passing through the same.

I t will now be observed that by combining the boll-gathering means with the cotton picking mechanism. I am enabled to dispense.

with the hand-picking, thereby reducing the cost of picking cotton and the unripe and unopenedlmlls, to a great extent, and at the same time keep the seed-cotton separate from the trash. 4

I have heretofore described the boll-gathcriug men s in connection with a cotton harvester of n specific type, but I desire it understood that I do not wish to confine myself to this particular ty 2 of cotton harvesting machines, for the reason that this bollgathering device is uppliwble to most all, if not all cotton picking machines, for instance, the boll-gathering device is adapted for use in cotton harvesters having one or more cylinders provided with cotton picking means and revolving upon a verticailydisposed' axis, wherein my boll-gathering device will rotating picking-spindles; a channel Any unripe bolls,

substantially horizontal be located in the reurof the cotton picking menus, withoutclumge or modification.

I am'a'lso aware that many changes in the minor-details of construction may be made without departing from the scope of my Having thus fully described-this invention, I claim as new and desire to secure to me by Letters Patent of the United-States.

L'pA cotton harvester, comprising, in combination, s machine-body; cotton picking mechanism located therein and including (i h bd d' l below $81 mac me 0 an we udmg an u an horizontal wall which is slotted to er mit said pickin -spindles to enter said 0 annel and to-with raw therefrom, and 'a lbwer, substantially horizontal wall, said latter Well being pivoted at its rear end in said channel, its forward end being free to rise and fall to follow the undulations of the ground over whichthe machine is being moved while picking cotton lint from cot-- ton plants that the said channel is adapted to receive;

2. A cotton harvester, comprising, in combination, a machine-body; cotton picking mechanism located therein and including rotating picking spindles; a. channel below said machine-body and includin an upper, hor1zontal wall which is slotte to permit 'said picking-spindles to enter said channel and to withdraw therefrom, and a lower, wall, said latter wall comprising two shelves, said shelves being pivoted at their rear ends in said channel and free to rise and fall at their forwardends to follow the undulations of the ground over Which-the machine is being moved while picking cotton lintfrom the cotton plants that the said channel is adapted to ILGEIVE- 3. A cotton harvester, comprising, in combination, a machine-body; cotton picking mechanism located therein and including rotating picking-spindles; a channel below saidmachiue-body and including an upper, horizontal, wall which is slotted to ermit said picking-spindles to enter said 0 annel and to withdraw therefrom, and a lower substantially horizontal wall, said latter wall being pivoted-at its rear end in said channel, its forward end being free to rise and fall to follow the undulations of the ground over which the machine is being moved while icking cotton lint from cotton plants that t e said channel is adapted in receive, there being means on the forward endof said lower wall adapted to prevent said forward end from entering the ground.

. Jinclu' horizontnLwall-which isflal'ofi to said pickin #spin'dles .to'enter and c flannel and to wit draw therefrom, end; av'l substantially hoi'izontcl wallfge dj p ising- .t-w .-sh .e pivoted ,a't. Iifihcin-reuphde e d ell," i. ends to follow the undulations oft over which the machine is being that, said channel is 'adapted' to receive, their;

' said picking spindles to enter said .c nnnel Samm -h being means on the forward endof each:

shelf adapted to prevent its forward end from entering the ground. 5. A cotton harvester, comprising, in coinbinntion, a machine-body; cotton picking mechanism locatedfithercin and including rotating picking-spindles; a channel below said machine-body and includi an upper, horizontal wall which is slot to unit and to withdraw therefrom, and a lower, substantially horizontal well, said latter well being pivoted at its rear end in said channel. its forward end being free to rise and; fall to follow the undulations of the ground over which the machine is being moved" Kicking cotton lint from cottonplnnts that t e sni channel is adiipted lac-receive,

while there being means at the orwa'rd end of said lower well adapted to limit the n and: down movement of the forward end t ereof,

6. A'cotton harvester, comprising, incombination, a machine-body; cotton (flicking mechanism located therein and inclu g rotating picki said machineody and including an-upper, horizontal, wall which. is slotted to rmit Skid .pidne p ndk e t -Si e. and to.

. Si ."two shelve l s go-comprisin v's.

the ioregwhich-the'inochine is .while piching cottonrlint from the of forward ends otseidshelven- 7. l mon haryetet, comprising, in combmntion, a machme-body; cotton picking mechamam located therein and including.

rotating-pickingspindles; a channel now said machine-body and including an upper, horizontal, wall which is slotted to permit said picking-spindles to enter said channel. and to withdraw. thmefromnnd a lower, snhsti ntially horizontal well, said letter Willi,

,neve while picking cotton lint ,from'cotton plants -spindles; achannel below 1 Y X T i-said machin zipper;

ho zontal wo 'w ioin.

substantially horizofitah', wall, mid inner being tion, a. machine' l ;0dy mounted on wheels, 9, channel in said machine body through which being picked therefrom ate in said cotton plants while they are passing'throu said channel to remove cotton lint-them m, said channel including walls the lower one of which. underlies lower branc To .cottcnbolls, :whereby the" loose: cotton but and the cotton-bolls rm and separated and depofited in {separate .recep- -t acle z at one movement Diefll miichine over a row of cotton plants, asjadeecribe'd.-

10. A combined cottomharveeting-and boll gathering machine, comprising, in combination, :i machine bmlgf mountod on wheels, :1 chnmmlin. Said machine hotly through which cotton plants are posed while cotton lint to "s 'p n' '-l 1 n 9 -'t -i? r n du and' 'to ;.v;iit. drew ;theref,fom,"g.nd' I'. lower,

-wall-cornprising two s'he1vea,. sold shelves ivotednt their rear ends in said to rise and -.fallat their ends. to follow '4 the oiidolntions of of Minnie. j

gatheringfmuchinqcomprising, n con'xbinacotton plants are passed while cotton lint is eotton picking mechamsmjin said machine bodyndapted 'to open" ng mechanism.

ea com", memoi ton" 'lint lathc walls. the lower one of a'vhich underliesbranches-pf said cotton plantsssaidlo wer waltbcing adapted to, lift said branches nto mnsm', a. receptacle "adapted t6"; receive said a separated cotton lint, means'formmg a coin.

tinuation and extension of said lower wall adapted to, sever cotton bolls from said plants, after the loose cotton has been removedtherefrom by said cotton picking mechanism, said.menns including two rearwardlv and 'n-pwardl-y projecting beams spac apart'to permitxlim'bs and branches of said channel through the space between said beams but to intercept cotton bolls, and a. rcu-ptaclo adapted to receive said severed cotton bolls, as described;

ll. A combined cotton harvesting and boil gathering machine, comprisin in combination, a machine body monnte on wheels, a channel in said machine body through which cotton plantportions are passed while out ton lint is being pickcdthcrefrom, cotton picking mechanism in said machine body adapted to operate in said cotton, plants dtll'll] their passe c through said channel, said 0 annel inch: ng walls the lower one of which underlies branches of said cotton plants, said lower wall being adapted to lift said branches into said channel, means adapted to remove said cotton lint from said cot-ton picking mechanism, areceptacle 40 adapted to receive said separated cot-ton lint, means projecting rearwardl and npwa rdly from said machine body and forming a continuation and extension of said lower channcl wall, said means being adapted to sever 5 cotton balls from said cotton la'nts after the cotton lint has been rcmov therefrom by said cotton picking mechanism, and a receptacle adapted to receive said severed cotton bolls, said means for severing said bolls being attached to said machine body,

as described.

t 12. In a combined cotton harvesting and boll gatherin machine, the combination, of a machine dy mounted on wheels. cotton lint icking mechanism in said machine body a annel in said machineboc through whie cotton plant zgxrtionsare caused to pass, said cotton pic. g mechanism bein adapted to remove cotton lint from sai cotton plant portions while the latter are passing through said channel, a receptacle adapted to receive said removed cotton lint. means forming a continuation and extension of said channel adapted to sever cotton bolls 6 from said plants after the lint has been re cotton plants to pass out; of said throng cause .topass, said cotton p1 new"miss wemqndthsc 1 gathering means including and branches of said'cottonplants to pass out (bf-said channel-through the space betwcenthe beams bu'tto intercept cotton bolls,

means for securing said beams to'said machinebody, undo; receptacle or receptacles adapted to receive said severed bolls.

135-111 a combined cotton harvesting and boll gathering machme, the combination, of

a machine body mounted on wheels, cotton lint picking mechanism in. said machine body, a "channel in saidmaehine body 'throu h which cotton plant rtionsare can to-pass, 581d cotton pi 'ng mechamsm being adapted to remove cotton lint from said cotton plant portions while the latter are passing through saidgchannel, a receptacle adapted'to receive said removed cotton lint, means forming a continuation and extcnsioniof said channel adapted to sever cotton bolls from said-plants after the lint has been removed therefrom by said lint picking mechanism, said boll gathering means including rearwardly' and upwardly projecting beams spaced sufiicientl apart to permit limbs and branches of sai cotton plants to as out of said channel through the space tween said beams butto interceptcotton bolls, means for securing said beams'to said machine body, and a receptacle or receptacles adapted to receive sald severed bolls, said receptacle or receptacles being removable from the boll severing means.

1 In a cotton harvesting1 and boll gathcring machine combined, e combination, of a machinebody mounted on wheels, cotton lint picking mechanism in said machine body, a channel in said machine body h which cotton p iant fitions are c g mechanism being adapted to remove cotton lint from said cotton plants while the latter are passing through said channel, a receptacle adapted to receive said removed cotton but, said channel including walls the lower one of which underlies 'lower branches of and plants to lift them into said channel, means connected to, and form a continuation and extension of said-lower chamlel well adapted to remove-cotton bolls from said plants after the lint has been removed therefrom by said linticking mechanism, and a receptacle adapt to receive said removed cotton bolls, said meansfor removing said cotton bolls bei connected to the lower channel wall at ilic rear end thereof, sup- 15. In a. combined therefrom by" said lint"- picking mechanism, said boll re m iv'ing means. inclnding rear wnrdly -.nnjcl npwardly pl'fioj bemns no and branches ofsai (cotton p nntsto pns's out .of said channel through the space he'- tween said beams but to intercept" cotton bolls, said beams 'being connected'fnt their.

. forward to the rear and .of said-lower channel wall and forming a continuation and extension thereof, means for suspend ing the rear ends of said beams from suit} machine body, and a receptacle on the outer side of each of said beams adapted to receive saiclremoyerl bolls, said receptacles for said removed bolls being" connected to, and removable from said boll removing means;

16. In a combined-cotton harvesting and boll gathering machine,-'the combination, of a machine body mounted on wheels, cotton picking mechanism looated in said machine body, a channel in said machine" body zchaxmel throu h which cotton plant rtions are 40 can. to pass, said cot-tonpic ng-mechm' nism being adapted to remove the cotton lint from said plants while the latter are passing'thmilgh said I channel, a receptacle adaptetljtoreceive said removed lint', said channel including-walls the lower one of a which underlies branches of said cotton plants to lift. them into said channel, means- 4 adapted to remove bolisiromsnid plants after the lint has been removed therefrom by said lint pic tncchanism,said boll tomoving menns of 'nnng a, c'ontinnntion'nnd: extension otthe lower channelwall andprojecting -renr warl y and upwardly therefi'om, two snpports se cnred to said machine body and adnptecl to. sustain the m ment;

snid boll removing means, jond; hretptoclei adapted to'receive said removed bolls.

17. In a combined cotton harvesting and boll gathering machine, the comhinatiommf a machine body. mounted on wheels, cotton picking mmzhanism locate therein, o'chanml in said machine body through which cotton plant. ortions are caused to ss, said cotton picking mechanism being m 6 ed to remove cotton lint from said plants "18. In o combined co" n hat-vesting and ed to remove cotton lint from sai moved therefrom by said lint picking mechwonfly and npwardly proiectnn beams,

ms fwi owwmd kind e chk'underhesalowerihmtdiee to main ai annlimc'ludi i'oid plnnts .aiterthe lint has been re- Iii r r 1 to saitlzm'achine an adopted to)- the near end of snidholl remov ng nma'nn, and twp receptacles adapt 88 ed'toreceiv'lsnid iiemoved bolls, snid reoep' 'tacles being locateclone on each side of sold boll-memo menns and removal! connectetl'thereto w y boll gathering machine, .t e combinntion, of a'mechme body mountedon wheels, cotton picking mechanism located therein, a chen- -nel.;.in.. said machine body through which cotton plant portions .nre caused to ass, said cotton picking mechanism hein a aptplants while; ,the latter are passing through said channel. a race tacle-adn ted to receive said cotton lint, sai channel lnclnding walls the lower oneof which underlies lower branches of said cotton plants to lift them into said channel, means adapted to remove. bolls from said plants afterthe lint-has been re anistn, Said boll .remoymg'menns forming a continuation anti extension of said lower wall 41nd -comprising two rear.

said being connected with eir forward ends to the rear end of said lower channelwalhtwosnpportingbeamssccuredto said machine bodynnd adapted to sustain the non-- ends of said boll removing beams, and two receptacles adapted to receine said nc- 0 moved bolls, said receptacles being located one on each onter'side cisoid boll removing beams und're'movably connected thereto.

19. In a combined cotton harvesting and boll gatheringmachine, the combination, of

a machine body mounted on wheels, cotton- .picking mechanism. located-in said machine body, a channel said machine body ing a lower wall-lmderlying lawn-branches of said plants, said boll'remoiving means forming an ormtinuntion and extcnsion 'of Q; said lower channel'wam-the sent-lower chem thro which. cotton lantipontionsJ-m. I

ice

me} well being pivoted nt itsrear and in said J channel in'ifi-nntof the boll gathering-means,

the forward end of said lower channel wall being free to .riseand fnllto follow the undulations of the ground over which the mixchine is being moved.

20. In a combined cotton harvesting and boll gathering machine, the combination, of :1 machine body mounted on wheels, cotton uffllfiklng mechanism located in said machine Jody, a, channel in said machine body throuh which cotton plant portions are cause to pass, said cotton picking n1ecl1anism being adapted to remove cotton lint from said plant portions while the latter are passing through said channel, a recep ,iacle adapted to receive said removed cotton lint, means for removing bolls from said plant portions including two realwarrily and upwardly projecting beams forming a continuation and extension of :"esid channel, said beams being in arallel 'spaced relation and adapted to permit limbs and branches: of said lant ortions to pass 25 out of said chmmel trou the space hetween said beams but to intercept the bolls teerwf, there being near thend of said beams 1; cutting knife diagonally disposed across said space, the-up er edges of said bca-ms being beveled, an a receptacle on the outer side of each beam adapted to reoive'the removed bolls.

21. In a combined cotton harvesting and boll gathering machine, the combination, of a machine body mounted on. wheels, cotton picking mechanism located therein and adopted to remove cotton lint from cotton plants over which the machine body is moved, and means connected to the rear end oi said machine. body and formingn contmuntion, an extension and intc ral part; thereof adapted to remove bolls rom said cotton plants after the lint has been re moved themfrorn by the cotton picking mechanism, said cotton lint picking mechanism including rotating picking spindles, said boll removing means including upwardly and rearwardly projecting beams space in parallel relation to permit the branches and limbs of said plants to pass thcrethrongh but to intercept said bolls and remove them from said limbs and branches.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ORLE Y C. HOUGHTON.

Attest:

MICHAEL J. STARK, Riormno J. l-Vmsns'r. 

